Meet Deidré J. Stokes, Senior Associate Attorney at E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm

Deidré J. Stokes is the Senior Associate Attorney at E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm. She is a litigation attorney with more than seventeen years of family law trial practice, and she handles the cases that are headed for a courtroom rather than a settlement table. If you are facing a contested divorce or custody matter in DeKalb County, call (470) 570-9546 to speak with our team.

How Deidré J. Stokes Handles Contested Family Law Cases

Most family law matters settle. The ones that do not tend to involve a parent who will not compromise on a schedule, a spouse who has not been honest about money, or an allegation serious enough that a judge has to hear evidence. Those cases need an attorney who prepares as though trial is certain, because preparation is what strengthens your position in negotiation and what wins the hearing if negotiation fails.

Consider a parent heading into a contested custody trial with two years of text messages, school records, and a work schedule that proves who handled daily care. That evidence only helps if someone organizes it, decides what is admissible, and puts it in front of the judge in a sequence that makes sense. Deidré does that work at E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm.

Deidré J. Stokes Bar Admissions in Georgia and Washington, D.C.

Deidré is admitted to practice in Georgia and in the District of Columbia. Holding two admissions is uncommon in family law and it matters when a case crosses state lines, which happens often in metro Atlanta when one spouse relocates for work.

Her background includes a judicial law clerk internship, which gave her a view of family law from the other side of the bench. An attorney who has watched judges read pleadings and weigh testimony writes differently and argues differently. That experience shapes how she prepares every filing for clients of E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm.

Where Deidré J. Stokes Studied Law and When She Was Admitted in Georgia

Deidré earned her Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law in 2004, where she studied criminal law and evidence and competed on the Huver I. Brown Trial Advocacy Team. Evidence training shapes contested family law work every day, because a custody or high-asset divorce hearing turns on what a judge is allowed to consider. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001.

She was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in November 2006 and also holds admission in the District of Columbia. Nearly twenty years in practice since that admission covers state representation, municipal court work for the City of Atlanta, and private family law practice. Clients of E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm work with an attorney whose trial habits were built in courtrooms, not only at a settlement table.

Courtroom Skills That Decide Contested Hearings

Deidré’s practice covers the full arc of a contested case. She drafts pleadings, negotiates settlements, delivers opening statements and closing arguments, examines witnesses, and presents evidence to the court.

She also handles electronic document review, which matters more in family law than most people expect. A high-asset divorce can involve thousands of financial records, and finding the transfer that explains a missing account often comes down to reviewing those documents properly. Her career also includes contract drafting and state representation, and both feed directly into the precision required for parenting plans and settlement agreements.

Speak With Deidré J. Stokes at E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm Today

If your case is heading toward a contested hearing, the preparation starts well before the court date. Evidence gets harder to gather as time passes, and witnesses forget details that seemed obvious at the time.

E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm has represented DeKalb County families since 1991 from our office at 3636 Panola Rd A, Stonecrest, GA 30038. We handle divorce, child custody, child support, parental rights, spousal support, and post-judgment modifications. The office answers calls 24 hours a day.

Call (470) 570-9546 to schedule a consultation with a DeKalb County family law attorney, or reach the firm through our contact page.